The WebSocket.onmessage
property is an EventHandler
that is called when a message is received from the server. It is called with a MessageEvent
.
Syntax
aWebSocket.onmessage = function(event) { console.debug("WebSocket message received:", event); };
Value
An EventListener
.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'WebSocket: onmessage' in that specification. | Living Standard | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
onmessage
|
Chrome
Full support Yes |
Edge
Full support 12 |
Firefox
Full support Yes |
IE
? |
Opera
Full support Yes |
Safari
Full support Yes |
WebView Android
Full support Yes |
Chrome Android
Full support Yes |
Firefox Android
Full support Yes |
Opera Android
Full support Yes |
Safari iOS
Full support Yes |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
WebSocket.onmessage by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.